United Kingdom. A Metropolitan Police Helmet Plate GTRexclude 95mm (w) x 42

95mm (w) x 42

A fine early quality manufacture example of a Paratrooper/Fallschrimjäger badge

instituted in 1843 and awarded to all living recipients of the Military Order of Maria Theresa

The cuff of each sleeve is adorned with three tresses

Seventeen members of the Royal Navy and twenty-seven Royal Marines who helped man the Nile gunboats also received the medal

United Kingdom. A Metropolitan Police Helmet Plate GTRexclude 95mm (w) x 42A large, diestamped, blackened brass helmet plate, the GRVI cypher in white metal denoting a 1937 1952 example, with large surmounting crown, the reverse features three lugs with central rivet and post to secure the cypher, measures 96. 9 mm (w) x 119. 2mm (h), light wear to the blackened exterior, remains very fine.